The Government has confirmed that the new rules on mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for all care home staff in England will come into force on 11 November 2021.
How will this impact organisations?
Resourcing problems may arise for affected employers if staff choose not to have the vaccine and dismissals may be necessary. When terminating employment, a full and fair procedure should still be followed as a change in the law in this way does not mean an exemption from normal rules on achieving a fair dismissal.
We have a letter that care home employers can use to notify their staff of the Government’s decision to make covid vaccine mandatory. Access this here.
Find out more about dismissals and how to achieve a fair dismissal here.
Critical workers exempt from ‘ping’ self-isolation
The Government has confirmed that workers will qualify for a self-isolation exemption where they carry out a ‘critical role’.
The exemption is available from Monday 19 July 2021 in “circumstances where there would be a serious risk of harm to public welfare if people in critical roles are unable to go to their workplace”.
More on what to do in a ‘pingdemic’ here.
New sexual harassment prevention duty announced
The Government has given its response to the consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace, outlining a new duty on organisations to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
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